Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915Examining California's formative years, this innovative study seeks to discover the origins of the California dream and the social, psychological, and symbolic impact it has had not only on Californians but also on the rest of the country. |
Contents
Prophetic Patterns 17861850 | 3 |
Beyond Eldorado | 49 |
City on a Hill | 69 |
A Rapid Monstrous Maturity | 110 |
Because I am a Californian The Loyalties of Josiah Royce | 142 |
Sport Mountaineering and Life on the Land | 172 |
The Sonoma Finale of Jack London Rancher | 210 |
Bohemian Shores | 239 |
The City Beautiful and the San Francisco Fair | 288 |
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